Gojjam
E455092
Gojjam is a historic region in northwestern Ethiopia known for its role in the Amhara cultural heartland and its significance in Ethiopian Orthodox Christian history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biete Gologota-Selassie | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic region
ⓘ
region of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| agriculturalRegion | yes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amhara Orthodox Christian culture
ⓘ
Ethiopian imperial state formation ⓘ |
| borders |
Blue Nile Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Tana region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Amhara liturgical music tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
church manuscript production ⓘ |
| currentZonesPartOf | Amhara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
East Gojjam Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Gojjam Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Amhara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | highland climate ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
Debre Elias Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gish Abay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mertule Maryam Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopography | plateau and gorge landscape ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Debre Markos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodActive |
early modern Ethiopia
ⓘ
imperial Ethiopia era ⓘ medieval Ethiopia ⓘ |
| historicalProvinceOf | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
base of regional nobility
ⓘ
center of church scholarship ⓘ important province in imperial Ethiopia ⓘ |
| historicalTown |
Bahir Dar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bure NERFINISHED ⓘ Finote Selam NERFINISHED ⓘ Motā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian monasteries
ⓘ
cattle raising ⓘ church education tradition ⓘ role in Ethiopian Orthodox Christian history ⓘ teff cultivation ⓘ traditional grain production ⓘ |
| language | Amharic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ethiopian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Amhara cultural heartland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousImportance | major center of Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrimage ⓘ |
| significance | source region of the Blue Nile at Gish Abay ⓘ |
| traditionalTitleOfRuler |
Dejazmach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAdministrativeRegionUntil | 1990s ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amhara
this entity surface form:
Biete Gologota-Selassie